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“Helen Sheppard sings, writes all her own songs, and makes a vivid and sometimes suprising impression on this debut, made for the unlikely foster home of a new offshoot of Leo Records. She’s not exactly a jazz singer, too cool to be soul, too grown-up for pop: call it a jazz-coloured singer-songwriter set and you’ll be about there.
The singer she reminds me of is Laura Nyro - try “Reeling”, especially. Like Nyro, she has quite a big range, and sometimes wails at the top end of it when she wants to emote - either very effective or perhaps a bit overcooked, if you’re not feeling sympathetic. But the record has charm and intelligence, and the music is nicely nuanced, recorded live with no overdubs as the sleeve proudly proclaims. Tom Unwin acts as MD and he keeps it spare and sweetly supportive, with good little cameos for Green and Holland in particular.
Deprived of the gloss of a major-label production, Sheppard is sometimes a little exposed here, but she tends to breeze past any nerves she might have had: this is a very confident performer who trusts her material. The songs work a personal variation on many of the concerns of the genre: a few times she resorts to cliche, but this is her first record after all. Besides, here’s a jazz-based performer ignoring the standard songbook and going her own way, which is what everybody’s been asking for. A very promising start.”
John Truitt
Airplay:
Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 5 Live, Capitol Radio, Surf, GLR live, Gemini FM, BBC Radio Devon.
Library
Music for Channel 4, ITV, Eastenders - first single “Rivers Run Dry” played in 1993. TV Music Zone. Abaco. Boosey&Hawks, BMG.
TV:
Hit man and Her TV show, MTV 1993 (promo single/Sony music), Jools Holland live at the Astoria 1991, Carlton TV Arts program 2003.
Gigs:
Ronnie Scott’s, Covent Garden Piazza,Town & Country, The Mean Fiddler, The Borderline, Clapham Grand, Chelsea Harbour, Edinburgh Festival, Wembley Peace Concert 2002, Dartington Hall, Glastonbury Festival 1998, Robbie Robertson (album sessions 1995), Dave Stewart (own sessions at The Church Studio), Bomb the Bass(Bvs), Herbie Flowers live at Komedia, Chelsea Harbour, The Spitz, Rays Jazz Shop, Shino’s, (London), Exeter Phoenix , Coventry and Teignmouth Jazz Festivals, Pizza in the Park (Knightsbridge), Plymouth Jazz Club, Brighton festival, The Komedia, Sussex Arts Club, Ryde Arts club, The Time Bar - London + a tour of UK circuit. Capitol Tower (Capitol Records) LA, New York.
Video/DVD:
Rivers Run Dry – single (DVD) for Sony Music 1993
She’s In Love – single (DVD) for Sony music 1994. EPK Sony Music
‘When you’re in Love’ (DVD) released 2004.
Hits:
‘Tonight’s the night’ (1986) top 50 produced by Pete Hammond for PWL.
Publishing:
Published as singer/songwriter with Sony Music 1991 – 2006
Published by Warner Chappel Music 1995 – 2005
Feetfirst records/publishing 2005-2008
Published by Abaco/Boosey&Hawkes – 2006 (Music for media)
Published by TV Zone 2006 (Music for media)
Released 1st single – top 50 hit with Chrysalis Records 1986 ‘Tonight’s the night’ produced by Pete Waterman Ltd.
Released 1st Album through Sony/Epic 1993
Released 2nd and 3rd singles through Sony/Epic 1994
Moodswings – album track ‘God knows’ 1996
Recent releases include:
Jazz album: Hello Tomorrow-2003
Jazz album: Oyster Love – 2004
Dance track: Aquaculture – 2004
‘All nite’ TV Zone – Library music
Abaco – Global grooves
